According to Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, Galatasaray reportedly stated to them last week that:

“As Galatasaray Sports Club, we cooperate with companies with international experience in order to ensure that our field is always in the best condition. In this context, RAMS Park’s grass field is managed by SIS Pitches, one of the leading grass field companies in Europe, within the scope of turnkey maintenance. Our club’s expert team closely monitors every stage of the process and provides regular checks.”

– Removed the old turf and cleaned remaining fragments
– Re-levelled the soil and overseeded with new grass varieties
– Applied a sand dressing to aid root establishment

The club is claimed to have said that, an “extraordinary heatwave” after these works caused surface temperatures to exceed 52 °C, which, combined with RAMS Park’s enclosed design, led to temporary grass loss.

Galatasaray confirmed that UEFA and the Turkish Football Federation’s independent agronomists have regularly inspected the turf and that further remedial measures- additional top-dressing, aeration and overseeding -are underway to restore full grass coverage before Liverpool’s Champions League tie.